Tax practice

I testified two times before the House Ways and Means Committee, in June 1980 and June 1985.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning tax preparers that clients who fail to file their tax returns for last year run the risk of missing out next year on advance payments of the premium tax credit for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

Republican presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Ben Carson proposed simple-sounding tax plans during Thursday’s debate in Cleveland. How do their proposals square with the facts?

It’s bound to happen. Your client gets a letter from the IRS—they’re being audited.

The Internal Revenue Service lacks effective processes to ensure the authenticity of copies of documents certified by a foreign issuing agency to support an application for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, according to a new government report.

The Senate Finance Committee has released its long-awaited report on the Internal Revenue Service’s treatment of political groups applying for tax-exempt status, and it includes a tantalizing reference to Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

The National Society of Accountants has sent a letter to every member of Congress urging them to enact legislation to support a Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights that the organization issued in June and increase funding for the Internal Revenue Service.

The Internal Revenue Service is cautioning taxpayers and tax practitioners against the newest scams as losses top $20 million in money stolen from victims by fraudsters claiming to work for the IRS and other government agencies, including the Department of Motor Vehicles.

The management of the IRS was “delinquent” in its treatment of Tea Party groups seeking nonprofit status and the agency’s poorly planned efforts to address the issue “ended in predictable failure,” according to a U.S. Senate report released on Wednesday.

Former Internal Revenue Service commissioner Mark Everson has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission objecting to being left out entirely of Fox News’s Republican presidential debate.

Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have released a bipartisan investigative report on the scandal involving the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service’s gave to applications for tax-exempt status from political groups, finding evidence of mismanagement at the agency.

If residents of a state change domicile to another state and earn income in the new state, are they off the hook for state income tax in the state where they no longer reside?

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A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill that would revive and extend dozens of lapsed tax breaks would spur economic growth and cover about 11 percent of its own costs, according to Congress’s nonpartisan scorekeeper.

If the beneficiary of a deceased owner of an individual retirement account fails to comply with the post-death required minimum distribution rules and the other post-death IRA distribution rules, then the beneficiary can be subject to penalties from the Internal Revenue Service.

Congress has effectively overruled the Supreme Court by extending the time period for auditing certain types of tax returns.

TaxBuzz, an online directory of tax professionals, has released a new service to help its users verify their providers' identity and trustworthiness.

The New York State Society of CPAs has asked the Internal Revenue Service to make some long-overdue revisions in Form 990-PF, the tax form used by private foundations.

Microsoft Corp.’s stockpile of offshore profits rose to $108 billion, with a 17 percent increase over the past year as the company continues reaping profits in low-tax foreign jurisdictions.

Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood previews the August issue in this summer camp video.